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What we know about the FBI’s investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails
PolitiFact ^ | 05/12/2016 | Lauren Carroll

Posted on 05/14/2016 9:45:20 AM PDT by MaxistheBest

Over the past couple of days, some Hillary Clinton critics have complained over the way her campaign has described the FBI’s probe into her private email server. Clinton and her campaign have called the probe a "security inquiry" regarding information stored on the server, as opposed to a criminal probe.

"I say what I have said now for many, many months: It's a security inquiry," she said on CBS May 8.

Here’s what we know about the investigation so far.

The FBI is conducting an investigation. (It’s the Federal Bureau of Investigation, after all.)

But on May 11, reporters met with FBI Director James Comey, and he said he is not familiar with the term "security inquiry." Instead, he said, "we're conducting an investigation. That's what we do."

So is it an "inquiry" or is it an "investigation"? While Clinton might shy away from the word "investigation," it is truly a distinction without a difference. Inquiry is just another word for investigation.

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But of course, Clinton’s actions are clearly front-and-center in the FBI investigation. Based on her knowledge of how classified information mishandling cases proceed, and her understanding of public reports about Clinton’s role in the email setup, Glasser said the FBI is very likely looking at Clinton specifically.

"My experience tells me that Hillary Clinton is a subject of a criminal investigation," Glasser said.

"If this thing was dead on arrival, nobody would be willing to keep this thing going," he said.

(Excerpt) Read more at politifact.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: New York
KEYWORDS: 2016election; clinton; clintonemails; election; election2016; fbiprimary; hillarycriminalprobe; newyork; trump
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1 posted on 05/14/2016 9:45:20 AM PDT by MaxistheBest
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Based on her knowledge of how classified information mishandling cases proceed

This is not a mishandling of classified information case.

It's a money laundering, bribery, conspiracy, influence peddling, and espionage case.

2 posted on 05/14/2016 9:48:13 AM PDT by Jim Noble (Cruz never could have outfought Trump.But I didn't know until this day that it was Romney all along.)
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To: MaxistheBest

100’s of full time “Special” Agents can’t find anything after months and months?


3 posted on 05/14/2016 9:48:25 AM PDT by Paladin2 (Live Free or Die.)
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To: Paladin2

Bbut we needed a hoard of reporters going through Sarah Palin’s trash and inspecting the logos on her cloths.


4 posted on 05/14/2016 9:52:08 AM PDT by bicyclerepair (Ft. Lauderdale FL (zombie land). TERM LIMITS ... TERM LIMITS)
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To: MaxistheBest

The reason I posted this is because it was on the front page, above the fold, of the Tampa Bay Times. This paper is a mirror image of the NY Times and normally goes to great lengths to cover for both her and Obama. This is telling in that it may signal a change in the conventional wisdom(in the MSM) of her innocence.


5 posted on 05/14/2016 9:52:30 AM PDT by MaxistheBest
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To: MaxistheBest

In related news, the HILLARY! campaign announced that the Federal Bureau of Investigation was changing their name to the Federal Bureau of Security Inquiry.


6 posted on 05/14/2016 9:52:31 AM PDT by spiderpig (does whatever a SpiderPig does)
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F-BS. Might turn out to be appropriate in this case.


7 posted on 05/14/2016 9:54:25 AM PDT by Centaur (Never practice moderation to excess.)
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To: MaxistheBest

The investigation keeps going because Hillary Clinton has committed so many crimes.


8 posted on 05/14/2016 9:55:17 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: MaxistheBest
If Fast and Furious can be swept under the rug, so can everything that Hillary has done be covered up too. Unless Congress grows a pair of balls nothing will be done.
9 posted on 05/14/2016 9:55:21 AM PDT by vetvetdoug
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To: MaxistheBest

it depends on what the meaning of “investigation” is.


10 posted on 05/14/2016 9:56:14 AM PDT by thoughtomator
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To: Jim Noble
It's a money laundering, bribery, conspiracy, influence peddling, and espionage case.

And that's leaving hubby Big Bill's frequent flier miles on AirPedophile out of it...

Maybe the Secret Service can rename themselves "Secret Service Savile"...


11 posted on 05/14/2016 9:57:14 AM PDT by kiryandil (To the GOPee: "Giving the Democrats the Supreme Court means you ARE the Democrats.")
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To: Jim Noble
The mishandling of classified information is a criminal offense
12 posted on 05/14/2016 9:58:43 AM PDT by stocksthatgoup (GOPe/MSM - "When we want your opinion, we will give it to youGo to trumps websites look at issues an)
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To: MaxistheBest
The investigation is just a simulation. You know, a training exercise, to keep agent's skills sharp so they will be proficient as they investigate public schools over bathroom issues.
13 posted on 05/14/2016 9:59:35 AM PDT by buckalfa (I am feeling much better now.)
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To: vetvetdoug

Of course, even Congress can do virtually nothing unless a special prosecutor is appointed by the DOJ, and the chances of that happening are ZERO.


14 posted on 05/14/2016 10:01:48 AM PDT by PROCON
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To: stocksthatgoup

An inquiry may just be a review. An FBI investigation is looking into the possibility of criminal activity.


15 posted on 05/14/2016 10:02:25 AM PDT by stocksthatgoup (GOPe/MSM - "When we want your opinion, we will give it to youGo to trumps websites look at issues an)
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To: MaxistheBest

Hillary Clinton is a lying, thieving, bullying dirty little snot.

She will behave to the FBI like a lying, thieving, bullying, dirty little snot.

The FBI knows how she’s going to act.

They are working hard to not give her any wiggle room.

The one thing Hillary REALLY wants to do is get on tv and pontificate about how she has been mistreated. The FBI isn’t going to give her that opportunity.

The FBI is going to show up with semi trailers filled with evidence against Hillary.

Hillary is destroying the Democrat Party.

This is the best year I’ve had since I was a kid!


16 posted on 05/14/2016 10:05:15 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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To: stocksthatgoup
The mishandling of classified information is a criminal offense

Nobody gives a crap about that - not enough to bring down HRC, anyway.

17 posted on 05/14/2016 10:05:39 AM PDT by Jim Noble (Cruz never could have outfought Trump.But I didn't know until this day that it was Romney all along.)
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To: MaxistheBest

This may be coming to a head pretty soon. They are interviewing close associates of the target which I understand is one of the last parts of an investigation.


18 posted on 05/14/2016 10:09:20 AM PDT by thoughtomator
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To: MaxistheBest
The critical piece of information which we will not know until after it is no longer relevant one way or another is whether the DoJ is going to indict. That does not depend on the investigation itself but rather on how Hussein and his vizier Valerie assess Mrs. Bill and her chances of election. If Trump is set to win so overwhelming a legitimate victory against Mrs. Bill that the vote fraud is obvious to the population generally then she will probably be indicted. If she is not seen as sufficiently loyal and reliable to the Islamist/Communist project, she will be indicted and replaced by one more loyal and reliable, possibly even Bernie Sanders.
19 posted on 05/14/2016 10:09:21 AM PDT by arthurus (Het is waar. Tutti i liberali soli o feccia.)
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To: MaxistheBest

Politifact is just another liberal website pretending to be an “non-bias news” organization.

From the www.politifactbias.com website’s FAQ section:

“...The ...Tampa Bay Times, which started PolitiFact in conjunction with the Congressional Quarterly, is a traditionally liberal paper.”

Liberal pukes at my work always run to Politifact when challenged with a political question (exhibit A). So for example the Clintoon Email story as reported in this thread’s “news” story link is proof of the liberal bias at Politifact.

Then the next response from the liberal puke workmates of mine is ‘... well Condi Rice and Colon Powel did the same thing!!!’ without giving any specifics.


20 posted on 05/14/2016 10:09:32 AM PDT by CapnJack
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